Heart Of Darkness (Star Wars)

Chapter 28: Calodan

"Delmira and I need to get Kaytia and the kid." Din mentioned.

"Jet back, you're faster that way. We'll head to the speeder and meet you in town." Cara informed us.

With that, Din and I ran out the room and into the hallway. As we rushed through the hallways, we came across several stormtroopers. Din and I used our blasters, taking down the stormtroopers before they could hit us. We continued running around until we reached the reactor chamber, where the lava was quickly rising up. It was only a matter of moments until the entire place would blow up. From the other side of the room, we saw a stormtrooper. He fired a blast, hitting Din's armor. Din quickly retaliated, hitting the stormtrooper, knocking him out.

"Look out!" I exclaimed.

Behind us, there were two stormtroopers, firing at us. Din quickly hit one of them before turning back to face me. "Ready to get out of here?"

"You don't have to tell me twice." I replied.

With that, Din scooped me up into his arms before he used his jetpack, flying up towards the top of the base as the stormtroopers continued to fire at us. Unfortunately, one of my shoulders wasn't shielded from Din's beskar, and a blast hit the shoulder. I let out a cry as I fell forth. I slipped from Din's grip, causing him to shout out.

"Delmira!"

I felt myself falling down the reactor towards the lava. I shut my eyes, waiting for to hit the lava, but it never came. I opened my eyes to see Din with his arms around me. I let out a sigh of relief. Once we were out of the base, Din flew us back to the city. As soon as we reached the town, Din and I landed on the ground. He then gently lowered me onto the ground.

"We need to get the kids." I protested.

"No, we need to get you a bacta patch first." He argued.

"But Din, Selba, Kaytia, and Ani-"

He cut me off before I could speak any further. "They can wait a little longer. Your wound however needs to be treated now."

I let out a sigh, knowing he was right. I gave him a nod. I sat down on the stairs of the outside of a shop. Meanwhile Din went to the marketplace to get a bacta patch. I took off my jacket, revealing the wound on my shoulder. In a matter of moments, Din returned with the bacta patch in his hand. My heart clenched as I watched him place the bacta patch on my shoulder. I knew I was wrong in fighting with him. Din cares about me...

"Din, I'm sorry...for arguing with you. I shouldn't have gotten angry at you, especially for not telling me of everything in your past." I mentioned. "There are things about my past that I haven't told you about, so I had no right to judge you."

After he was finished, Din looked up at me. He placed a hand on my cheek. "I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have snapped at you. I should've known you had your reasons for being secretive about the Force and the Jedi."

"I didn't want to overwhelm you. I was afraid that I'd frighten you and you'd run off." I confessed.

"Nothing you could say will make me run away from you." He assured me.

My heart fluttered at his words. I couldn't help but smile. I placed a hand on his helmet, where his cheek would be. Din then continued. "And I'm sorry for not telling you of my plans. We're a team, a family. We do things together...and to protect you, you need to know what's happening."

Din leaned his forehead against mine. After a few moments, we pulled our foreheads away from each other. Once I stood up, I turned back to face him. "Whatever happens, we must remain together."